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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:854920 GNIS Fox Range]
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/854920 GNIS Fox Range]
** Alternate Name: Fox Mountains "Overton, Theodore D. 'Mineral Resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties:' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 46, 1947, 91pp. Describes the mining districts, mines, mills, and resources of the mentioned counties. p60"
** Alternate Name: Fox Mountains "Overton, Theodore D. 'Mineral Resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties:' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 46, 1947, 91pp. Describes the mining districts, mines, mills, and resources of the mentioned counties. p60"
** Alternate Name: Lake Range  "[[Alvin McLane | McLane, Alvin R.]] 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
** Alternate Name: Lake Range  "[[Alvin R. McLane | McLane, Alvin R.]] 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
** Alternate Name: Pyramid Lake Range "[[Alvin McLane | McLane, Alvin R.]] 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
** Alternate Name: Pyramid Lake Range "[[Alvin R. McLane | McLane, Alvin R.]] 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Range Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Range Wikipedia]
== Geology ==
== Geology ==
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== Mining ==
== Mining ==
 
* See [[Cottonwood Mining District]]
Taken from [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/r47/r47.pdf NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, REPORT 47, MINING DISTRICTS OF NEVADA]
 
Cottonwood <br/>
Other names: Cottonwood Canyon, Round Hole <br/>
County: Washoe <br/>
Discovered: 1870s <br/>
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, tungsten, antimony <br/>
Comments: Includes all of the Fox Range. <br/>
References: Hill, 1912, p. 225; Lincoln, 1923, p. 233; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Lawrence, 1963, p. <br/>
223; Bonham, 1969, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 199; Tingley, 1989a, p. 3 <br/>


== Wilderness Study Area ==
== Wilderness Study Area ==

Latest revision as of 20:34, 28 December 2021

The Fox Range is a mountain range located east of the Smoke Creek Desert.

North of the Fox Range is Godeys Rock.

Oddly, Fox Mountain is not in Fox Range.

Resources

  • GNIS Fox Range
    • Alternate Name: Fox Mountains "Overton, Theodore D. 'Mineral Resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties:' Reno: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 46, 1947, 91pp. Describes the mining districts, mines, mills, and resources of the mentioned counties. p60"
    • Alternate Name: Lake Range " McLane, Alvin R. 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
    • Alternate Name: Pyramid Lake Range " McLane, Alvin R. 'Silent Cordilleras, The Mountain Ranges of Nevada' Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph Number 4, 1978, 118 pp. Descriptions of the mountain ranges of Nevada, including alternate names and history. p46"
  • Wikipedia

Geology

Imagery

Mining

Wilderness Study Area